TENANT NUISANCES

Landlord Co-op Can Evict Shareholder Tenant for Objectionable Conduct

March 24, 2020    

Landlord, a cooperative housing corp., sued to evict shareholder tenant for objectionable conduct. After 20 years of nuisance behavior and repeated written notices, landlord's board of directors held a special...

Co-op Board Can Evict Shareholder Tenant Based on Objectionable Conduct

February 24, 2020    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant based on tenant's objectionable conduct, which violated tenant's proprietary lease. Tenant had refused to move out after landlord's board...

Nuisance Claim Against Tenant for Excessive Noise Dismissed

January 29, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance based on constant loud noise from tenant's apartment over 17 months. Landlord's court papers described more than 33 pages of dates and...

Landlord Should Have Sent Tenant a Notice to Cure

December 19, 2019    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance by objectionable conduct. Landlord claimed that tenant engaged in vandalism of the building super's car, and physically assaulted both the...

Landlord Can Claim Chronic Nonpayment of Rent Creates a Nuisance

November 21, 2019    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that it commenced 11 nonpayment proceedings against tenant over 13 years. The court denied tenant's request to...

Elderly, Disabled Tenant Granted Six-Month Delay of Eviction

October 23, 2019    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance based on the condition of her apartment. Tenant was elderly, was granted a life estate when her family sold the building to landlord, and had an Article 81...

Instances of Tenant Misconduct Didn't Amount to Nuisance

August 27, 2019    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Tenant had lived in the apartment for 43 years. Landlord presented to the court a letter signed by tenant where she admitted she engaged in a...

Tenant Presents No Potential Defense to Vacate Default in Eviction Case

July 23, 2019    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. The court ruled for landlord at an inquest after tenant failed to appear in court. Tenant later asked the court to vacate the default judgment. The court ruled...

Tenant Claims She's a Domestic Violence Victim

July 15, 2019    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance by objectionable conduct. Tenant claimed that landlord discriminated against her as a domestic violence survivor and asked the court to dismiss...

Landlord Didn't Have to Name Tenant's Son as Party in Court Papers

July 15, 2019    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nuisance, claiming that tenants or members of tenant's family verbally harassed other building tenants on a continuing and ongoing basis. Tenant's son asked...

Co-op Can Evict Shareholder Tenant Due to Cluttered Apartment

June 24, 2019    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant based on tenant's apartment conditions. At trial landlord showed through the property manager's testimony that trash and boxes were piled to...

Tenant Didn't Commit Nuisance by Cooking Lunches for Sale Outside Building

June 17, 2019    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant, claiming that tenant violated a substantial obligation of his tenancy and created a nuisance by cooking 12 to 15 lunches six days week for sale outside of the building....